A Qantas flight bound for Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's Goldfields from Perth returns to Perth Airport, with passengers told a mechanical fault was to blame.
abc.net.au/news/qantas-flight-perth-to-kalgoorlie-turned-back-mechanical-issues/101889308A Qantas flight bound for Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's Goldfields from Perth has returned to Perth Airport, with passengers told a mechanical fault was to blame.
The Fokker 100 aircraft left Perth at about 3:50pm and was in the air for about 50 minutes before it landed safely back at Perth Airport.Flight QF1608 was forced to circle over Perth and parts of the Wheatbelt.It follows an incident earlier this month that saw a Qantas pilot on a Boeing 737 issue a mayday call on a flight bound for Sydney when one of its engines failed.
Yesterday, a Qantas flight from Adelaide to Perth was forced to turn around mid-air due to incomplete paperwork. And last Thursday, another Qantas Boeing 747 bound for Fiji turned back to Sydney after it experienced a potential mechanical issue.
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